Data for 2012

Water-Use Efficiency, 2012

2012, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2012 covers 165 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,113.31; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.35. The middle country reads 13.08. Against 2011, 157 values changed (120 up, 37 down), 6 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2012

HighestLuxembourg

1,113.31

LowestMadagascar

0.35

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

165countries
4measures per country
2012the year it describes
161distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2012: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,113.31	0.14	1,401.90	1,092.49
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	341.94	4.51	404.31	478.74
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	314.50	4.18	231.56	400.18
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	294.61	0.26	380.69	341.88
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	222.75	—	107.22	364.16
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	204.47	—	181.73	236.88
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	199.41	1.91	1,325.95	444.89
QatarQATWestern Asia	189.60	0.45	5,703.82	90.86
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	158.45	2.45	62.31	315.74
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	143.19	0.21	246.95	131.03
IsraelISRWestern Asia	122.21	2.24	419.80	247.01
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	119.94	0.26	121.34	242.01
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	118.44	0.13	315.65	51.57
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	112.61	0.63	3,512.79	96.36
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	109.85	1.29	63.62	170.47
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	106.49	1.68	61.35	148.37
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	97.44	3.19	34.42	323.35
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.90	1.93	36.98	194.19
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	84.77	0.17	29.36	366.93
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	84.08	1.15	46.62	165.35
GabonGABMiddle Africa	81.25	0.14	517.53	47.22
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	79.05	0.02	76.99	99.53
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	79.04	1.16	18.43	436.77
FranceFRAWestern Europe	74.50	1.60	18.72	318.96
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	72.21	0.88	477.97	205.39
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	69.22	2.47	49.45	84.24
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	68.12	0.73	3,523.06	76.97
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	66.18	0.41	96.10	213.13
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	65.59	0.50	654.64	56.38
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	62.94	1.64	83.40	56.14
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	61.86	36.82	13.84	435.81
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	60.08	0.96	105.52	207.99
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	58.07	0.03	123.81	81.08
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	55.50	0.07	171.00	97.75
JapanJPNEastern Asia	52.55	0.65	91.34	209.27
ItalyITASouthern Europe	48.06	0.93	41.86	134.90
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	46.13	1.03	104.17	110.09
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	45.86	0.03	17.30	220.13
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	42.62	1.09	59.03	100.07
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	42.22	0.02	27.71	64.75
OmanOMNWestern Asia	41.04	0.46	376.20	210.29
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	37.39	6.08	12.89	153.62
PanamaPANCentral America	37.32	0.31	934.68	50.38
JordanJORWestern Asia	36.61	1.14	262.47	61.83
United StatesUSANorthern America	35.90	0.22	12.78	227.88
FijiFJIMelanesia	35.83	0.30	62.60	95.89
CanadaCANNorthern America	35.25	0.22	12.14	195.48
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	35.03	0.54	15.44	63.32
PolandPOLEastern Europe	32.75	0.09	15.06	128.37
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	32.11	0.27	72.35	24.33
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	29.85	0.06	169.92	89.05
BelarusBLREastern Europe	29.84	0.08	39.31	47.33
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	29.50	0.05	119.10	39.10
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	29.38	3.09	24.34	160.40
BeninBENWestern Africa	28.72	0.43	51.13	36.00
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	28.60	0.71	436.40	85.80
SpainESPSouthern Europe	28.56	0.34	30.40	182.20
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	26.59	0.19	57.69	43.46
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	25.60	2.35	9.27	124.36
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	24.61	0.14	157.01	67.93
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	22.64	0.29	18.05	149.86
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	21.40	0.19	11.59	83.82
BrazilBRASouth America	21.07	0.34	27.66	65.49
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.57	0.19	57.68	13.29
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	19.56	0.04	65.83	58.21
Costa RicaCRICentral America	19.25	0.37	116.15	59.39
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	19.20	0.16	45.86	52.74
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.48	0.06	9.68	62.63
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	18.07	0.65	6.21	92.42
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.80	0.12	23.84	40.92
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	17.17	0.36	170.60	95.77
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.11	0.64	170.23	20.49
TogoTGOWestern Africa	15.80	0.01	128.08	19.30
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	15.68	0.34	187.43	33.70
BelizeBLZCentral America	15.31	0.18	13.53	109.35
VenezuelaVENSouth America	15.29	0.43	213.00	33.14
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	15.20	0.22	16.81	63.60
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	15.02	0.11	200.36	44.19
KenyaKENEastern Africa	14.39	0.18	81.40	30.18
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	14.28	0.75	18.72	41.65
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	14.01	1.29	26.98	58.25
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.15	0.21	50.70	58.37
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.08	0.11	36.67	58.86
ColombiaCOLSouth America	12.62	0.21	134.91	42.55
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	12.61	0.08	29.25	35.32
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12.24	0.33	97.22	81.64
CubaCUBCaribbean	11.62	0.19	23.59	34.64
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.21	0.15	78.46	24.28
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.19	0.14	2.98	222.85
YemenYEMWestern Asia	10.70	1.03	221.21	77.13
ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.68	0.14	49.16	49.51
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10.66	0.23	83.73	43.25
HondurasHNDCentral America	10.21	0.22	41.26	36.37
UruguayURYSouth America	10.21	0.22	26.80	74.86
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	9.98	2.72	10.91	12.50
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	9.77	0.02	8.00	12.45
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	9.49	0.04	53.34	26.87
BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.33	0.17	239.59	69.24
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.90	0.14	100.81	12.25
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.59	0.13	6.39	17.76
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	8.50	0.04	124.89	11.24
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	8.42	0.53	2.79	31.82
EcuadorECUSouth America	8.11	0.40	56.79	35.58
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7.77	0.10	2.78	31.41
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7.71	0.34	106.82	51.40
SurinameSURSouth America	7.69	1.07	13.77	48.88
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.63	0.02	41.72	15.33
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	7.31	1.44	13.83	14.08
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.08	0.08	2.72	31.63
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.08	0.25	59.84	36.40
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.79	0.04	8.83	35.44
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.73	0.15	24.81	43.38
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6.50	0.36	7.26	13.27
PeruPERSouth America	6.46	0.29	37.20	57.20
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.46	0.04	3.76	21.24
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	6.29	0.38	154.07	80.27
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	6.28	0.05	63.99	19.80
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	6.19	0.44	46.81	73.77
ChileCHLSouth America	5.99	0.17	21.73	104.00
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.93	1.47	1.74	27.39
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	5.72	0.01	10.20	7.61
NicaraguaNICCentral America	5.62	0.19	52.24	22.22
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	5.37	0.05	25.88	25.65
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	5.20	0.14	382.16	31.83
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.12	0.09	26.26	19.51
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	5.08	0.26	26.62	50.62
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.99	0.06	160.69	39.87
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	4.74	0.21	169.02	60.46
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.59	0.71	61.12	26.47
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.40	0.04	32.08	19.66
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	4.25	0.16	12.90	23.62
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.22	0.17	142.41	35.83
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.10	0.53	89.30	16.29
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.94	0.00	135.63	49.75
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.73	0.18	43.81	30.59
IraqIRQWestern Asia	3.35	0.10	27.27	32.15
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3.27	0.28	21.25	15.39
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.21	0.18	60.18	23.06
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.20	2.21	0.47	23.67
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.13	0.12	64.91	45.60
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.04	0.02	617.34	36.82
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	3.00	0.04	18.06	22.10
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.75	0.17	7.85	20.49
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.66	0.11	10.34	10.73
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.59	0.28	9.82	7.90
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.51	0.60	51.02	28.80
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2.49	0.13	79.32	23.10
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2.15	0.32	21.78	70.22
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.01	0.31	27.87	15.06
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.95	0.61	87.59	69.56
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	1.93	0.21	163.32	35.95
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.72	0.38	6.15	5.89
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.64	0.21	12.67	11.25
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.37	0.12	17.49	41.73
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.32	0.29	36.43	14.64
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.19	0.11	25.46	11.88
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.17	0.03	534.25	35.36
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.16	0.14	31.23	5.74
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.16	0.39	6.88	10.75
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.10	0.10	91.68	10.07
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.74	0.10	11.30	54.34
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.64	0.11	3.22	13.40
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.61	0.16	3.67	6.48
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.60	0.10	150.30	90.83
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.35	0.06	11.58	19.21

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Luxembourg1,113.31
Denmark341.94
Switzerland314.50
United Kingdom294.61
Singapore222.75

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 13.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands36.82
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.22
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar5,703.82
LowestMontenegro0.47
Middle country: 50.70
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,092.49
LowestMyanmar5.74
Middle country: 50.62

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −0countries joined / left
157values changed, of 159 in both
120 · 37rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg1,007.66 → 1,113.31+105.65
Singapore186.77 → 222.75+35.98
Angola129.98 → 143.19+13.21
Denmark329.97 → 341.94+11.97
Lithuania34.45 → 45.86+11.41

Fell most

United Kingdom309.81 → 294.61−15.20
Slovakia124.20 → 109.85−14.35
Cyprus85.55 → 72.21−13.34
Australia77.57 → 66.18−11.39
North Macedonia10.94 → 4.25−6.69

+ Switzerland

+ Costa Rica

+ Paraguay

+ Sudan

+ Serbia

+ South Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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161 distinct values among 165
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 10.21. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
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2 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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0624 held

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